1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Liberty Bowl, L 23-11 vs. Air Force

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 7–4–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* John Cooper (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Jim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Bill Young (3rd season)
Home stadium| Ohio Stadium

Seasons

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1991 ->

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Michigan \+  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 16 Michigan State \+  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 25 Illinois \+  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 18 Iowa \+  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Ohio State | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Minnesota | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Indiana | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 1
Northwestern | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Purdue | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Wisconsin | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7-4-1 record, including the 1990 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, where they lost, 23-11, to the Air Force Falcons.

## Schedule

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September 8| 3:30 p.m.| Texas Tech*| No. 18|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| ABC| W 17–10| 88,707
September 15| 12:00 p.m.| at Boston College*| No. 17|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| JPS| W 31–10| 32,432
September 29| 3:30 p.m.| No. 18 USC*| No. 15|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| ABC| L 26–35| 89,422
October 6| 3:30 p.m.| No. 13 Illinois| No. 20|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)

| ABC| L 20–31| 89,404
October 13| 12:30 p.m.| at No. 22 Indiana| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| ESPN| T 27–27| 52,080
October 20| 2:00 p.m.| at Purdue| |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| | W 42–2| 57,031
October 27| 1:30 p.m.| Minnesota| |

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| | W 52–23| 89,688
November 3| 1:30 p.m.| Northwestern| |

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| | W 48–7| 89,177
November 10| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 6 Iowa| |

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| ABC| W 27–26| 70,033
November 17| 2:00 p.m.| at Wisconsin| No. 21|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| | W 35–10| 41,403
November 24| 12:00 p.m.| No. 15 Michigan| No. 19|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (rivalry)

| ABC| L 13–16| 90,054
December 27| 7:00 p.m.| vs. Air Force*| No. 24|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)

| ESPN| L 11–23| 39,262

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Personnel

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1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `83` | Allen DeGraffenreid | So
QB | `` | Greg Frey
WR | `` | Jeff Graham
OT | `67` | Alan Kline | Fr
WR | `8` | Bobby Olive
TE | `85` | Cedric Saunders | Fr
RB | `` | Robert Smith
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `` | Tim Williams

Head coach

* John Cooper

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Gary Blackney (DC)
* Jim Colletto (OC)
* Ron Hudson (QB)
* Gene Huey (WR)
* Bob Palcic (OL)
* Fred Pagac (LB)
* Bobby Turner (RB)
* Bill Young (DC)
* Ron Zook (DB)
* Mike Dunlevy (assistant)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Game summaries

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### Texas Tech

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Texas Tech | 0 | 3| 7| 0 | 10
• Ohio St | 0 | 0| 10| 7 | 17

* Date: September 8
* Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

| Scoring summary

Q2| | TTU| Elliott 37 yard field goal| TTU 3–0
Q3| | OHST| T. Williams 32 yard field goal| Tie 3–3
Q3| | TTU| Lynn 52 yard pass from Gill (Elliott kick)| TTU 10–3
Q3| | OHST| Smith 2 yard run (T. Williams kick)| Tie 10–10
Q4| | OHST| J. Graham 50 yard punt return (T. Williams kick)| OHST 17–10

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### At Boston College

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### USC

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### Illinois

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### At Indiana

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### At Purdue

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### Minnesota

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### Northwestern

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### At Iowa

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Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2–1) at #6 Iowa Hawkeyes (7–1)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Ohio St | 0 | 14 | 0| 13| 27
Iowa | 7 | 10 | 3| 6| 26

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

* Date: November 10 [3]
* Game time: 11:10 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,033
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger & Dick Vermeil

Game information

First quarter

* IOWA – Matt Rodgers 3-yard run (Jeff Skillett kick), 11:12. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.

Second quarter

* OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 14:58. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:35.
* IOWA – Jeff Skillett 34-yard field goal, 9:04. Iowa 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:48.
* IOWA – Lew Montgomery 1-yard run (Jeff Skillett kick), 2:17. Iowa 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:54.
* OSU – Jeff Graham 48-yard pass from Greg Frey (Tim Williams kick), 0:00. Iowa 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:43.

Third quarter

* IOWA – Jeff Skillett 37-yard field goal, 0:23. Iowa 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:57.

Fourth quarter

* IOWA – Lew Montgomery 1-yard run (run failed), 11:00. Iowa 26–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:41.
* OSU – Bobby Olive 21-yard pass from Greg Frey (Tim Williams kick), 6:34. Iowa 26–21. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 0:48.
* OSU – Bobby Olive 3-yard pass from Greg Frey (run failed), 0:01. Ohio St 27–26. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 0:57.

Top passers

* OSU – Glenn Frey – 14/37, 223 yards, 3 TD, INT
* IOWA – Matt Rodgers – 13/21, 137 yards, INT

Top rushers

* OSU – Robert Smith – 13 rushes, 52 yards
* IOWA – Nick Bell – 16 rushes, 77 yards

Top receivers

* OSU – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD
* IOWA – Michael Titley – 4 receptions, 79 yards

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### At Wisconsin

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### Michigan

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### Liberty Bowl (vs Air Force)

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## 1991 NFL draftees

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Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club

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Vinnie Clark | 1 | 19 | Defensive back | Green Bay Packers
Jeff Graham | 2 | 46 | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Olive | 11 | 300 | Wide receiver | Kansas City Chiefs

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## Awards and honors

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* Robert Smith, Big Ten Freshman of the Year

## References

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1. ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sept 9.
3. ^ "Flashback: Ohio State Stuns Iowa in 1990 to End the Hawkeyes' National Championship Hopes". Eleven Warriors. November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
4. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.

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